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Articles by Shruti Tomar
In Vidisha, former CM Chouhan woos voters on state government schemes
Since 1967, when the constituency came into existence, Congress won Vidisha only twice in 1980 and 1984 by present Congress candidate Pratap Bhanu Sharma. Chouhan has won the Vidisha seat five times in the past from 1991 to 2004
Updated on May 04, 2024 03:11 PM IST
8-year-old drugged, raped insideMP boarding school; SIT set up
An 8-year-old girl allegedly given laced food and raped at a Bhopal school hostel. 3 suspects, including warden, booked. SIT probe ordered.
Updated on May 02, 2024 06:54 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Ashram teacher, caretaker booked for sexually abusing boys in Ujjain: Police
Police said that while the ashram teacher identified as Rahul Sharma was arrested, its caretaker Ajay Thakur is absconding
Published on May 01, 2024 07:23 PM IST
HT interview: No fight in MP; sure Modi will be PM again, says Chouhan
Shivraj Singh Chouhan, 65, former Madhya Pradesh CM and BJP's Vidisha LS seat candidate spoke on his journey as CM, and his road map for Vidisha LS seat.
Updated on May 01, 2024 09:41 AM IST
Madhya Pradesh: Six-time Congress MLA Ramniwas Rawat joins BJP with Morena mayor
A former minister, Ramniwas Rawat is a prominent OBC leader of Gwalior and Chambal region in Madhya Pradesh
Published on Apr 30, 2024 05:50 PM IST
Indore Congress candidate Akshay Kanti Bam withdraws nomination, joins BJP
Confirming the development, cabinet minister in the Madhya Pradesh government, Kailash Vijayvargiya welcomed Bam into the party
Published on Apr 29, 2024 12:44 PM IST
Interview: Congress dreaming that it will do well in tribal region, says MP CM
Four months into becoming the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, Mohan Yadav finds himself leading the BJP into the Lok Sabha elections in the state.
Updated on Apr 29, 2024 02:35 AM IST
Shah reiterates UCC pledge, continues to find fault with Cong’s ‘pro-Muslim policies’
Union home minister Amit Shah underlined the country would be run as per UCC, which he said was in line with the basic spirit of the Constitution
Updated on Apr 26, 2024 04:29 PM IST
Modi says Rajiv Gandhi abolished inheritance tax to avoid paying it
Congress leader KK Mishra called Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inheritance tax claim about Rajiv Gandhi a lie and added the party has no plans to implement it
Published on Apr 25, 2024 04:47 PM IST
24-year-old arrested in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna for raping, torturing woman
An investigator said that the accused was forcing the 23-year-old woman to marry her and also wanted her house in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna
Published on Apr 18, 2024 03:15 PM IST
Shah enters Kamal Nath’s bastion Chhindwara with massive roadshow days ahead of Lok Sabha elections
Shah was canvassing for BJP candidate Vivek Bunty Sahu, who is contesting against Nath’s son and incumbent Chhindwara lawmaker Nakul Nath of the Congress.
Updated on Apr 17, 2024 08:40 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
MP cops reach Kamal Nath’s Chhindwara house after BJP candidate files complaint
Police said a FIR has been filed against Kamal Nath’s personal assistant RK Miglani for allegedly conspiring to circulate a fake video about Vivek Bunty Sahu
Updated on Apr 15, 2024 04:21 PM IST
Amid world crises, India needs a govt that will strengthen country: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at the opposition INDIA bloc saying that weak, selfish and greedy leaders can’t strengthen the country
Published on Apr 14, 2024 06:30 PM IST
Kamal Nath missing from poll buzz since December loss
Former CM Kamal Nath, under whose leadership the party contested the December assembly polls, has missed key events during his party’s Lok Sabha campaign
Updated on Apr 13, 2024 06:34 PM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Election In Pincodes: Tikamgarh seeks solace amid drought and loneliness
Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, HT looks at some key constituencies across India which encapsulate the issues shaping the elections
Updated on Apr 13, 2024 12:51 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Chhatarpur/tikamgarh
Chhindwara: Defections, emotions emerge as key poll planks in Kamal Nath bastion
Sitting MP Nakul Nath has made an emotional appeal to voters by claiming that many of his close aides have “cheated him” by joining the BJP
Updated on Apr 10, 2024 02:27 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls mission to build ‘new India’: PM Modi
PM Modi further alleged that the Congress and the SP were opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) due to their politics of “appeasement”.
Updated on Apr 10, 2024 07:17 AM IST
3 killed, 28 including 26 SAF jawans injured as bus collides with car in MP
The car had five passengers, including the driver. Those killed were all car passengers, said police, adding that one of the jawans sustained serious injuries and has been referred to a hospital in Nagpur
Published on Apr 07, 2024 10:49 AM IST
Nomination of only Samajwadi Party candidate from MP’s Khajuraho cancelled
Yadav’s husband Deep Narayan Yadav levelled allegations of conspiracy against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party
Published on Apr 05, 2024 05:57 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh: Congress leader Vikram Ahake joins BJP ahead of Lok Sabha polls
Vikram Ahake, 34, was a tribal who became Chhindwara’s mayor in 2022. He was the state’s youngest mayor.
Published on Apr 01, 2024 10:04 PM IST
Kamlesh Shah, three-time Congress MLA from Amarwara in Chhindwara, joins BJP
Chhindwara, a bastion of former chief minister Nath, is a high-profile seat in Madhya Pradesh. In the past 70 years, the BJP has only won once in a Lok Sabha election from here
Published on Mar 29, 2024 08:13 PM IST
70-year-old woman found dead in her home in MP’s Mandsaur, murder suspected
Mandsaur SP said that the seven kilograms of opium worth Rs.14 lakh, extracted from licensed farmland, was missing from her house
Updated on Mar 28, 2024 08:15 PM IST
Jehan Numa hotel owner dies by suicide
Bhopal deputy commissioner of police Riyaz Iqbal said the chairman of the Jehan Numa Group shot himself in the washroom with his licensed rifle
Updated on Mar 28, 2024 06:02 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Bhopal woman kills self, daughters over harassment for giving birth to girls
Police said the woman hanged herself and her daughters on Monday after sending messages to her sister-in-law and brother about the alleged harassment
Published on Mar 27, 2024 08:58 AM IST
Constitutional rights need not always be enforced: Madhya Pradesh HC
It is not always necessary to enjoy or enforce certain rights, even though they are guaranteed by the Constitution, the Madhya Pradesh high court observed recently.
Updated on Mar 27, 2024 06:50 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
14 staff injured in Holi fire mishap at Ujjain Mahakal temple; 9 critical.
When the incident occurred, thousands of devotees were celebrating Holi inside the Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain
Updated on Mar 25, 2024 11:03 AM IST
Archaeological survey begins at Bhojshala complex in Dhar
A team of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Friday began a scientific survey of Bhojshala, a protected 11th-century monument in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district, as the Supreme Court refused to interfere with a high court order on the exercise at the contentious site
Updated on Mar 23, 2024 08:04 AM IST
Shruti TomarAbraham Thomas, Bhopal/new Delhi
Harda blasts that killed 13 a ‘man-made’ tragedy: Enquiry panel
The 40 page report has found that the accident did not “happen out of the blue” and multiple warning signs were ignored.
Updated on Mar 23, 2024 05:51 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
ASI to survey Bhojshala complex in MP’s Dhar amid tight security from Friday
As per an ASI order issued on April 7, 2003, Hindus are allowed to worship inside the Bhojshala complex every Tuesday, while Muslims are allowed to offer namaz at the site on Fridays.
Published on Mar 21, 2024 07:51 PM IST
Farmer guarding garlic crop found murdered in Ujjain
The villagers told police that garlic crop has not been stolen from the field, but it could be a reason behind the rivalry
Published on Mar 19, 2024 05:10 PM IST